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Released on Arista, also Hey Ya! (OutKast), Complicated (Avril Lavigne) and Sk8er Boi (Avril Lavigne)
Written by Carole King, also Surely (Carole King), Sweet Seasons (Carole King) and Up on the Roof (The Drifters)
Part of Then & Now...The Best of the Monkees, also Goin’ Down
Written by Gerry Goffin, also Up on the Roof (The Drifters), Chains (The Beatles) and Some Kind of Wonderful (Carole King)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Carole King wrote 258 songs on fono
Gerry Goffin wrote 132 songs on fono
Carole King’s most frequent co-writer is Gerry Goffin (95 songs together)
Carole King first appears on fono in 1960, 26 years before this song
Credits
All 4 credits
- Written by
- Carole King and Gerry Goffin
- Released on
- Arista
- Written by
- Carole King and Gerry Goffin
- Released on
- Arista
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Carole King
Same writer: Gerry Goffin
Same label: Arista
Same release: Then & Now...The Best of the Monkees
Same writer: Carole King
Same writer: Gerry Goffin
Same label: Arista
Same writer: Gerry Goffin
Elsewhere
Sources (5)
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1MusicBrainz Porpoise Song (Theme From “Head”) was written by Carole King
Porpoise Song (Theme From “Head”) was written by Carole King
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Porpoise Song (Theme From “Head”) was written by Gerry Goffin
Porpoise Song (Theme From “Head”) was written by Gerry Goffin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Porpoise Song (Theme From “Head”) is part of the release Then & Now...The Best of the Monkees
Porpoise Song (Theme From “Head”) is part of the release Then & Now...The Best of the Monkees
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Arista is the label of the song Porpoise Song (Theme From “Head”)
Arista is the label of the song Porpoise Song (Theme From “Head”)
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Porpoise Song (Theme From “Head”) was released on 1986
Porpoise Song (Theme From “Head”) was released on 1986
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026